Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-15
SUMMERY.

Mount Plugging, in New Hampshire, is to have summer hotel. It ought to rival Kis- since, Florida, as pleasure resort-St Jo- seph Gazette.
 When mother starts out to seek her boys who are enjoying surreptitious swim in the neighboring pond, there is likely to be brisk demand for undressed kids.-Boston Courier.
 The boy who has been in swimming under the blazing sun may be distinguished by his tendency to keep away from the back of his shirt as much as possibie.-Oil City Bliz- gard.
 The necessity for teaching young ladies to swim was never so urgent as it is this sum- l mer. Every girl needs a strong arm | to support her in the water.-New York Journal.
 Brown-"A villain has been swindling g | lot of folks down town. He passed himself off as me, and gathered in quite sum of ! money" Fogg-sPassed himself off as youi Why, the rascal must be lost to all sense of sh "-Boston Transcript.
 He-Your friend Miss Shawsgarden, of St. Louis, seems to be very refined young l lady, Miss Breezy. Miss Breezy, of Chicago most respects and in personal appearance al most distingue, but it would pain you to see her eat asparagus.-Life.
 The report of burglaries had made the mis- | tress of the house cautious, and she remind ed her maid-of-all- work that the door at the | foot of the back stairs must be bolted at night, and told her the reason why. 'They ! wouldn't come up stairs, would theys" asked l Abigail. ''They might, said the mistress
 ''And go into the rooms where the folks are sleepinga" 'Yes, indeed" "Well, if they l ain't got cheek!"-Boston Transcript. ! Another Outrage.-Gotham Man-"What! You voted against my old friend De Goodes' Sambo-"Yes, sah. De Goode may've been
 good 'nough when he lived in the Norf, but he moved down Souf." G. M.-"Well, we'll. What do you charge him with specially? 3? S.-"Insultin' de colo'ed folks, sah." G. M. Impossible! He was an original aboli- | tionist.'' S.-"Can't help dat, sah He done put 8 barbed wire fence round his chicken coop, ah."-Tid Bits.
 ''I have spent a most delightful evening, I Miss Breezy" remarked young Mir. Waldo of Boston, who is in Chicago on business. "To gentleman far away from home, an hour o1 ! two such as have passed is peculiarly grate- | ful and refreshing" 'fThanks, awfully,' I responded Miss Breezy. ''As it is quite early" went on Mir. Waldo, 'T would be very | glad if you and your mother would go with ! me for dish of ice cream" "Thanks, said | is agreeable, and as for myself, MT. Waldo \ my mouth is always wide open for that sor \ of thing. g."-New York Sun.
 1 Very Sociable.-"The people of NeV York are not very sociable, are theys" said { western man addressing an acquaintance wht ! lived in the East. ''Well, don't know bu
 they are, although they may be a little pecu
 liar in that respect. For several years hat
 my office in a very large building on Broad
 l way One day a fellow came in and asked
 | if my name was J. W. McFiddleton. I tolt
 I him it was and then, after few moments
 silence, he said: My office is just cross tn
 hall, and ever since saw your sign severa
 years ago have been intending to drop il
 and see you. I am your brother, you know I way? Yes," continued the eastern man
 ''they are a trife peculiar, but after you ge
 in with them you will find them very soci ! able. ."-Arkansaw Traveller.